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By Celeste Taylor
ASHEVILLE, N.C.—Magnus Sheffield (Park Ave. Bike Shop) brought home the gold while racing for the first time at Nationals to conclude his first full season racing cyclocross. In a strong ride on a damp, technical course he was able to outmaneuver the competition to claim the National Championship title in the Junior Men’s 13-14 category.
Nick Carter (NorthStar Development Cycling) took the holeshot with an aggressive start. Behind him, Ryder Uetrecht (BendBroadband/WebCylery) and Sheffield rounded the first corner in close pursuit. As the riders reached the off-camber section going into the Bike Barn, the leaders were neck and neck with Sheffield aggressively navigating the terrain in an effort to take the lead.
Junior Mens 13-14 start line. 2016 National Championships. © R. Riott / Cyclocross Magazine
The leaders were able to ride Ingles Heckle Hill and by the time they hit the bottom of the next descent, Sheffield was in front after taking advantage of a bobble by Carter. Carter and Uetrecht trailed by only a few bike lengths and Dakota Cline (Boulder Junior Cycling), Jared Scott (Rage Cycling Team) and Brody McDonald (Celo Pacific) lagged only a few seconds further back.
Sheffield’s mountain biking background proved advantageous on the course’s technical back side, and by the time he hit the line with two to go, he had established a sizeable lead. Uetrecht and Carter were locked in battle behind him, trading the lead as each attacked.
Into the drop with Magnus Sheffield. 2016 National Championships. © R. Riott / Cyclocross Magazine
Midway through the second lap of the race, disaster struck for Uetrecht. A blown out tire forced him to make the decision whether to ride or run. Uetrecht chose to ride and came across the line for the second time on a completely flat tire, trying desperately to make up the ground he had lost and get to the pit as quickly as possible to exchange his bike.
This gave Carter a comfortable twenty second lead over third place Scott but Carter wasn’t racing for second. He rode the bell lap aggressively, trying to hunt down Sheffield who was only seven seconds ahead. Uetrecht worked to chase down his opponents with Cline riding strong behind him.
In the end, Sheffield claimed victory by eight seconds while Carter finished a strong second. Scott finished solo in third while Cline was able to pass Uetrecht for fourth.
After the race, Sheffield told us that, “It was a flawless race. I stuck to my game plan and just waited for Nick Carter to have a little bobble and I just shot up from behind him.”
Watch Sheffield’s full interview and see full results below.
2016 USA Cycling Cyclocross National Championships Junior Men 13-14 Full Results
| Pl | Name | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Magnus SHEFFIELD | Park Ave Bike Shop | 24:34. |
| 2 | Nick CARTER | NorthStar Development Cycling | 24:42. |
| 3 | Jared SCOTT | Rage Cycling Team | 25:23. |
| 4 | Dakota CLINE | Boulder Junior Cycling | 25:59. |
| 5 | Ryder UETRECHT | BendBroadband/WebCyclery | 26:08. |
| 6 | Brody MCDONALD | Celo Pacific | 26:38. |
| 7 | Mikko AHO | Corner Cycle Cycling Club | 27:05. |
| 8 | Reed LEGG | Triton Multisport Cycling Team | 27:08. |
| 9 | Owen BRENNEMAN | Nuts About Granola/Hoffman DieC | 27:08. |
| 10 | Nicholas PETROV | Cyclocross Network Racing | 27:09. |
| 11 | Elijah SHIPP | Rogue Velo Racing | 27:24. |
| 12 | Lucas STIERWALT | Lionhearts Junior Racing | 27:32. |
| 13 | August MILLIKEN | Rock Creek Velo | 27:37. |
| 14 | Ryan STOWERS | Melton Design Build Juniors Cyc | 27:48. |
| 15 | Ryan CAMPBELL | Avout Racing | 27:59. |
| 16 | Will SHARP | Northwest Cycling Club | 28:12. |
| 17 | Tommy SERVETAS | Team NYCROSS.com | 28:21. |
| 18 | Kyle JOHNSON | TLC/Active Knowledge | 28:37. |
| 19 | Riley COTTON | Melton Design Build Juniors Cyc | 28:50. |
| 20 | Anthony HILLIGOSS | Minnesota Junior Cycling Inc. | 29:00. |
| 21 | Vin HLUDZINSKI | Boulder Junior Cycling | 29:02. |
| 22 | Alex GREEN | 29:09. | |
| 23 | Dylan RICHARDSON | JA King MTB Team | 29:11. |
| 24 | Marek HAYES | Js Bikes Racing | 29:13. |
| 25 | Gabriel DOBROZSI | Lionhearts Junior Racing | 29:16. |
| 26 | Dakota OLSEN | Central Junior Cycling Devo | 29:47. |
| 27 | Max PALMER | Midwest Devo | 30:03. |
| 28 | Bartek KAWALKOWSKI | Lionhearts Junior Racing | 30:08. |
| 29 | Josiah HOUSE | Florida DEVO | 30:09. |
| 30 | Garrett MCNEAR | Papa Johns Racing Team | 30:09. |
| 31 | James LLOYD | Rogue Velo Racing | 30:31. |
| 32 | Jonathan COSTIN | The Pony Shop | 30:40. |
| 33 | Sebastian SILBERMAN | Kelly Benefit Strategies/LSV | 30:41. |
| 34 | Peter SWINAND | The Pony Shop | 30:48. |
| 35 | Trey TREFRY | Rad Racing NW | 30:52. |
| 36 | Christopher GRICE | 31:12. | |
| 37 | Zachary COZZA | UPMC/ Pro Bikes | 31:14. |
| 38 | Brooks WIENKE | 31:20. | |
| 39 | William POOSER | Downtown Asheville Racing Club | 31:20. |
| 40 | Beck FARRELL | Boulder Junior Cycling | 31:25. |
| 41 | Leo GULLICKSON | 31:39. | |
| 42 | John Paul AMALONG | Constellation Cycling | 31:56. |
| 43 | Jeremy SIEDOR | Kelly Benefit Strategies/LSV | 21:25. |
| 44 | Luke FEUERHELM | Central Junior Cycling Devo | 21:34. |
| 45 | Korbin NEVIUS | Evolution Jr. Devo Team | 21:42. |
| 46 | Jules VAN KEMPEN | 21:54. | |
| 47 | Connor SMITH | 21:54. | |
| 48 | Ben MCKENZIE | 21:57. | |
| 49 | Aiden MILLER | 21:57. | |
| 50 | Jesse RIDER | Rock Creek Velo | 22:00. |
| 51 | Alexander BENNETT | Cycle U | 22:06. |
| 52 | Nicholas SALAZAR GARCIA | 22:22. | |
| 53 | Connor GIZINSKI | Cycle U | 22:23. |
| 54 | Winston HACKETT | Cycle U | 22:25. |
| 55 | Noah VIGIL | 22:30. | |
| 56 | Aaron BANKS | Midwest Devo | 22:33. |
| 57 | Jonathan HILLS | Lionhearts Junior Racing | 22:42. |
| 58 | Lincoln SCHEER | xXx Racing | 22:48. |
| 59 | Tayton PARKER | Team Air Assurance/Tulsa Connec | 22:54. |
| 60 | Reece LATHAM | Team Mission Source / NGCA | 23:05. |
| 61 | Ayrton HOUK | Midwest Development Cycling Inc | 23:06. |
| 62 | Jacob THORNTON | Wicked Awesome Racing | 23:20. |
| 63 | Joey MITTELBERG | Team Mack Racing Assoc. LTD | 23:20. |
| 64 | Christopher MCKENZIE | Cincinnati Cyclocross | 23:35. |
| 65 | Charlton STAINBACK | 24:22. | |
| 66 | Jackson ENGLE | HammerCross | 24:28. |
| 67 | John FOWLER | 24:29. | |
| 68 | Preston LUNIEWSKI | Cincinnati Cyclocross | 25:25. |
| 69 | Alex CORBY | Midwest Devo | 25:35. |
| 70 | Clint CASSAS | Evolution Jr. Devo Team | 25:42. |
| 71 | Alex WEISGERBER | Lionhearts Junior Racing | 25:44. |
| 72 | Niko STRAUSS | HammerCross | 29:02. |
| 73 | Ethan BRITT | 31:00. | |
| 74 | Sean HUGHES | Rogue Velo Racing | 33:50. |
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